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1 inches
2 insurance

INS

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1 Immigration and Naturalization Service
2 inertial navigation system

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“Ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ins. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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